NITEL SAC Seattle to multiple offices setting NORJAK leads

Document date 19 January 1973

Part 29pages 397–4004 pagesDB Cooper-10493–10496

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 29 pp. 397–400 (DB Cooper-10493–10496), Teletype, dated 19 Jan 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-29%3A397-400

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TO: ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) — 10:47pn (LNB) Denver (164-98) — 10:58p(Sul) St. Louis (164-73) — 11:55f(WJ) Los Angeles (164-497) — [illegible](06) New Orleans (164-136) — 11:13A(Sen) Phoenix (164-100) — 11:24(Ja) Minneapolis (164-73) (INFO) Las Vegas (164-60) — 11:40(PH) FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

NORJAK, OO: SEATTLE.

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RE NEW ORLEANS URGENT TELETYPE TO ACTING DIRECTOR AND SEATTLE DATED 1/18/73.

RE: [REDACTED]

FOR THE INFORMATION OF RECEIVING OFFICES, INVESTIGATION NEW ORLEANS DIVISION 1/7/73 REVEALED [REDACTED] SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A NORJAK SUSPECT.

WEALTHY BERWICK, LOUISIANA BUSINESSMAN, [REDACTED] APPROACHED BY [REDACTED] WHO REQUESTED [REDACTED] FINANCIAL ASSIS- TANCE IN OBTAINING [REDACTED] AND TRANSPORTING SAME TO CANADA FOR SALE. DURING COURSE OF DISCUSSION, [REDACTED] ASKED TO ASCERTAIN FROM HIS POLITICAL CONTACTS IN WASHINGTON, D. C., IF [REDACTED] NORJAK SUSPECT. [REDACTED] STATED [REDACTED] APPEARED VERY CONCERNED THAT HE MIGHT BE SUSPECT IN THIS MATTER.

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[REDACTED] DESCRIBED AS WHITE MALE, BORN [REDACTED] 6 FEET, 175-180 POUNDS, BROWN HAIR, BLUE EYES, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] IDENTIFICATION RECORDS REFLECT

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Approved: _________ Special Agent in Charge ______ent M Per ________ RNN: bgw DB Cooper-10493 U.S.[REDACTED] 972-[illegible]5-574

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SE 164-81 PAGE TWO

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INVESTIGATION AT NEW ORLEANS DISCLOSED [REDACTED] SERVED AS [REDACTED] FOR LAS VEGAS PD AND HUNTINGTON, CALIFORNIA, PD AND SERVED AS [REDACTED] WITH U. S. ARMY, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] SUSPECT IN [REDACTED] AND INVESTIGA- TION INDICATES [REDACTED] IN THE PAST HAS OPERATED AS "CON MAN" IN ATTEMPTING TO SELL [REDACTED] THAT DID NOT EXIST. [REDACTED] ADVISED [REDACTED] ALWAYS CARRIES [REDACTED] AND AND HAS [REDACTED] IN BRIEFCASE AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. [REDACTED] FURTHER ADVISED THAT [REDACTED] IS NOW BALD BUT FEELS THAT HE SHAVES HIS HEAD. [REDACTED] HAS WORKED AS [REDACTED] [REDACTED] IN COLORADO AND ARIZONA AND IS DESCRIBED AS OUTDOOR

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Sent ________ M Per ________ U.S. Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574 DB Cooper-10494

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TYPE. [REDACTED] ADVISED SUBJECT [REDACTED] CURRENTLY IN RANGELY, COLORADO, OR PUEBLO, COLORADO, BUT ANTICIPATES [REDACTED] MAY RETURN TO BERWICK, LOUISIANA, NEXT WEEK.

NEW ORLEANS DIVISION ADVISED IN REFERENCED COMMUNICATION THAT [REDACTED] COULD HAVE FENCED NORJAK RANSOM MONEY FOR [REDACTED] WHICH HE IS NOW ATTEMPTING TO MOVE.

DENVER. AT RANGELY AND PUEBLO, COLORADO. DISCRETELY ATTEMPT TO ASCERTAIN [REDACTED] WHEREABOUTS ON 11/24/71 THROUGH EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER SUITABLE RECORDS. FURTHER ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN [REDACTED] BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA TO DETERMINE IF HE IS IDENTICAL WITH UNSUB.

LAS VEGAS. AT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. OBTAIN BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND PHOTOGRAPH OF [REDACTED] AND FORWARD SAME TO SEATTLE.

LOS ANGELES. AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. REVIEW [REDACTED] [REDACTED] AND SET FORTH APPROPRIATE LEADS. OBTAIN AND FORWARD COPIES OF [REDACTED] PHOTO TO SEATTLE. IF HUNTING- TON, CALIFORNIA, POLICE DEPARTMENT KNOWN TO LOS ANGELES DIVISION, SET FORTH APPROPRIATE LEADS. (NOTE: THERE IS NO HUNTINGTON,

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Approved: _______________ Sent _______________ M Per _______________ Special Agent in Charge U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574 DB Cooper-10495

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SE 164-81

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CALIFORNIA, IN U. S. POSTAL GUIDE.)

PHOENIX. AT CHANDLER AND NOGALES, ARIZONA. REVIEW

[REDACTED] AND SET FORTH APPROPRIATE LEADS.

OBTAIN AND FORWARD COPIES OF [REDACTED] PHOTOGRAPH TO SEATTLE.

NEW ORLEANS. AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. FORWARD [REDACTED]

PHOTOGRAPH TO SEATTLE. MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH [REDACTED] REGARDING

[REDACTED]

ST. LOUIS. AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. WILL OBTAIN A COPY

OF [REDACTED] MILITARY RECORD AND FORWARD SAME TO SEATTLE.

SEATTLE. AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. WILL FORWARD [REDACTED]

PHOTO TO DENVER AND MINNEAPOLIS FOR DISPLAY TO NORJAK WIT-

NESSES ONLY IF [REDACTED] CANNOT BE ELIMINATED AS A SUSPECT

ANY OTHER WAY.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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Approved: ___________ Sent ___________ M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574

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Serials: 164-2111, DN 164-98, LA 164-497, LV 164-60, MP 164-73, NO 164-136, PX 164-100, SE 164-81